Album.



PATENTED AUG. 27, 1907.

G. A. JAEGER. ALBUM.

APPLICATION FILED 119110.13, 1906.

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WlTNESSES UNITED STATES PATENTv OFFICE;

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To all whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, GEoneE A. JAEGER, a vcitizen of the United States,residingat Maywood, inthe county of Bergen and State of Newlersey, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Albums, of which the followingis a specification. l A

p This invention relates to an album having a flexible back with leavesattached at their ends said leaves having slits adapted to engage cardsand the like.

The intermediate portions of the Aleaves are left free and said leavesallow the cards to be mounted on theI face thereof.

This invention -is set forth in the following specification and claimand illustrated in the annexed drawing, in which: Y

Figure l represents a face view of the album. Fig. 2 is a verticalsection of the same. Fig. 3 is ahorizontal section thereof. Fig. 4 is aperspective view showing the album folded.

This album consists of a cover having a series of leaves provided withslits adapted to hold pictorialV postal cards. The leav are fastened tothe back, a't the top and bottom so that the slitted portions of theleaves can be'readily raised from the back when it is requiredto inserta picture or card.

In this drawing the letter a designates the back of the album which ispreferably made of flexible material like leather or buckram. This backa is provided with a series of leaves b having a number of slits cVadapted to engage the cards or their corners.

The back or covera can be folded as seen in Fig. 4 where each leaf isturned with its back on top of another leaf and the flap a of thebackturned over the top to Specification of Letters Patent. l

Application filed December 13, 1906. Serial No. 347,712.

Patented Aug. 27, 1907.

give pocketbook or practically fiat form. Each leaf is fastened at d tothe back a so that the part of the leaf which is provided withthe slitscan be raised free-of the back to facilitate insertion of the.cards.

This album is made of a sectional back or cover flexible throughout itsentire length and free from any metal or rigid binding. l The cover islapped and pasted or secured vto the edges of the leaves. The' leavescan have the cards mounted on the outer face ofthe leaf and not betweenthe leaf and the cover.

' I claim:

1; Anfalbum comprising aone piece of continuous tlexible back having thelongitudinal edges thereof overlapping, and a plurality of leavesarranged in parallelism with respect to and alongside of each other andhaving their ends secured between' the overlapping longitudinal edges ofthe back, each of said leaves provided at each side with s. plurality ofpairs of slits, the slits at one side opposing and extending in anopposite direction with respect to the slits upon the other side, thepairs of slits upon each side alternately disposed with respect to eachother.

2. An album comprisinga one piece of continuous ilexible back having thelongitudinal'edges thereof overlapping,

and a plurality of leaves arranged in parallelism with respect to andalongside of each other and having their ends secured between theoverlapping longitudinal edges of the back, each of said leaves providedat each side with a plurality of pairs `of slits, the slits at one sideopposing and extending in an opposite direction with respect to theslits upon the other side, thepairs of.' slits upon euch sidealternately disposed with respect to each other, and the slits 0f eachpair of slits being of unequal length.

In testimony' whereof I have hereunto set niy hand lu the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE A. JAEGER.

Witnesses:

t CHRISTIAN ALMSTEAD,

EDUARD WIESNEE.

